president obama's says it is not a done deal yet. complete coverage with rich edson on capitol hill. peter barnes of the white house. rich chemistry to you. >> reporter: they are close. they do have a framework. the outstanding issue is what to do about all those automatic spending cuts known as the sequester that are supposed to start tomorrow, $94 billion in 2013 alone. take a look at the framework, basically what they have agreed to. the tax portion exams and, 400,000 for individuals, foreign and $50,000 for families from a tax increase amounts of more than that would go back to the clinton era top rate of 39% also including capitol gains and dividends. they stay where they are for amounts over 40450. they go up to 20%. permanently attaching the alternative minimum tax and sharing million americans avoiding. there is a 1-year extension of long-term and is chief of unemployment insurance benefits. there could be a slight delay in the spending cuts known as a sequester. still working now right now, but this is a letter that senator